Answer: x = 2
Step-by-step explanation: 2 (x+5) + 4(x-9)= -14. First I distributed 2 through the first parenthesis
2x + 10 + 4(x-9) = -14
Then 4 through the other
2x + 10 + 4x - 36 + -4
Then combined the like terms: 2x, 4x ,and 6x
2x + 10 + 4x - 36 -14 → 6x - 26 = -14
Moved the constant to the right and changed the sign
6x - 26 = -14 → 6x = -14 + 26
After solving that I got 6x = 12
Then divided both sides by 6 to get 2
So the answer is x= 2
